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SWTP627 Social Work with Communities

10 cp
Prerequisites SWTP621 Context for Social Work, SWTP620 Social Work Theory and Ethics, SWTP625 Field Practicum 1
Teaching Organisation 3 hours per week for twelve weeks or equivalent totalling 36 hours).

The unit requires students to develop advanced level capacities to identify, analyse and evaluate critically the role of social work in professional practice with communities in Australia and in international contexts with particular reference to community development. Through critical examination of a range of community projects, campaigns and initiatives, students will identify and appraise a range of theoretical underpinnings, methodological approaches and ethical and values issues involved in social work with communities. Ethical issues in community work and particular themes to be considered in relation to diverse populations will be explored.

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